October 15th member meeting No comments yet

October 15th meeting at the Grand Canyon! Meeting open to all AIA members- The Friday, October 15th Meeting of the Grand Canyon Chapter will be a special presentation on the South rim of the Grand Canyon. Morgan O’Connor, Environmental Director of the Grand Canyon Railway, will talk about the innovative sustainable projects the railway and the Concessionaire of the Grand Canyon are undertaking to tread more lightly on the earth. In his two years at the GCR, Morgan has developed, implemented, and maintained environmental strategies and programs aimed at reducing the GCR’s carbon footprint. .We will have a scrumptious dinner overlooking the beautiful Grand Canyon, which is paid by AIA Grand Canyon Chapter for all AIA Arizona members. We will meet in the Thunderbird lodge at 5:00pm on Friday October 15th. Please RSVP to Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com by October 7th. This announcement is being sent early to give you an opportunity to make reservations at the canyon hotels and make a weekend out of it. The Canyon will be displaying its fall colors. For questions please call Holly at 928-286-7920.

October 14th meeting at the Grand Canyon! No comments yet

October 14th meeting at the Grand Canyon! Meeting open to all AIA members- The Friday, October 14th Meeting of the Grand Canyon Chapter will be a special presentation on the South rim of the Grand Canyon. Morgan O’Connor, Environmental Director of the Grand Canyon Railway, will talk about the innovative sustainable projects the railway and the Concessionaire of the Grand Canyon are undertaking to tread more lightly on the earth. We will have a scrumptious dinner overlooking the beautiful Grand Canyon, which is paid by AIA Grand Canyon Chapter for all AIA Arizona members. We will meet in the Thunderbird lodge at 5:00pm on Friday October 14th. Please RSVP to Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com by October 7th. This announcement is being sent early to give you an opportunity to make reservations at El Tovar hotel and make a weekend out of it. The Canyon will be displaying its fall colors. For questions please call Holly at 928-286-7920.

Flagstaff-green Drinks No comments yet

Thursday June 10th – Tips on how to weatherize your home by Bob Bacca from Northern AZ Council of Governments, the local agency to provide weatherization to income qualified families. Learn weatherization tips that the experts use on how to save money.Things like: did you know that you can save up to 30% of your heating bills by reducing your thermostat by 2 degress? Contact Carl Ramsey, carl@aeapower.com /928-214-0005. Join us for an informative talk, great networking and fabulous food and drinks. The event starts at 5:30pm at the Matterhorn Grill, 103 W. Birch Flagstaff.

June 11th meeting- Timbertech CEU training No comments yet

AIA Grand Canyon-June 11th meeting- Timbertech CEU training.  Topics covered will be selecting right materials, identify characteristics, installation trends, design trends, identify code listings, support requirements.  Lunch will be provided.  Meet at Barking Frog Restaurant 2620 W. 89A, at 12N. on Friday June 11th.  Please RSVP to Holly by Wednesday June 9th, at hjaleski@gmail.com or 286-7920.

Monthly Meeting-April 9th in Flagstaff No comments yet

We will meet Friday April 9th at 12N. in the Weatherford Hotel mezzaine, 23 N. Leroux, for a lunch and learn. The Wood Institute will give a presentation on the new wood standards and provide a delicious lunch. This presentation provides 1 hour of CEU credits. Afterwords we will tour a shipping container house being built in downtown Flagstaff. Please contact Holly @ 286-7920 for more information and to RSVP.

March 12, 2010 meeting in Prescott No comments yet

Friday, March 12, 2010-AIA Grand Canyon Chapter presents a tour of the Ecosa Institute in Prescott Arizona. Tony Brown and Tom Hahn will provide a brief tour of the facilities and give a presentation on Regenerative and Ecological design. Join us for a very informative afternoon. We will meet at the Firehouse Kitchen, 218 W. Goodwin St. (in the Old Firehouse station) at 12 Noon for lunch (AIA members and affiliates eat free)and then walk to the Ecosa facility after lunch. If you cannot make lunch you can meet us at the restaurant about 1pm to walk over to the Ecosa Institute for the tour and talk. Hope to see you all there!
Please RSVP to Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com or 928-286-7920 by Wednesday, March 10th.

February Meeting in Sedona! No comments yet

Join us Friday, February 12th at Bark Frog Resaurant in Sedona for a presentation on making new and existing buildings more energy efficient. Charlie Gohman from the Arizona Dept. of Commerce’s Energy Efficiency office will conduct a very informative talk on his decades of experience making buildings more energy efficient.
AIA members and new affiliate members eat free! Please RSVP by Feb. 10 to Holly at 928-286-7920.

2010 Board of Director Nomination and elections No comments yet

The nominating committee nominated the following people for  the 2010 board:

Vice Chair-Ray Cox AIA, Cox Durango Architects

Treasurer/Secretary- Tom Lines AIA- Reece, Angell, Rowe Architects

Chair- Carl Ramsey AIA -Architectural & Environmental Assoc.(to finish his term)

If you would like to nominate someone or yourself please email  Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com by  Friday, December 4th at 4:59pm.  Afterwards a ballot will be emailed to everyone for your vote which will be due by Tuesday December 10^th by 12 Noon,  the officers will be inducted at the Christmas party in Prescott on December 11^th.

Holiday Party and Board Induction Ceremony No comments yet

Please join us Friday December 11th, 6pm at Hassayampa Inn in Prescott for the 2009 Holiday Party! As usual AIA and affiliate members meals will be paid. Please RSVP to Holly at hjaleski@gmail.com or 928-286-7920 by Friday Dec. 4th at 4pm. We will enjoy the Aker music festival after the dinner and induction ceremony.

Hassayampa Inn

Evening at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon No comments yet

Join us for dinner and a tour of Xanterra’s sustainability program at the South Rim. Members and affiliate members will have their dinner paid by the chapter. This is a great opportunity to get to see the inner workings of Xanterra’s operations and buildings. The presentation begins at 4:30pm at El Tovar hotel. Please RSVP to Holly @ 928-286-7920 or hjaleski@gmail.com, by October 2, 2009.